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‘Shinnyo-no-Tsuki’ [Satsuki]


‘Shinnyo-no-Tsuki’ [Satsuki]

Photo © Jim Trumbly

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Shinnyo-no-Tsuki’ Satsuki Pink,White Late Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
2’ -5° F 'Sakuragata' or ‘Zetsurin’ 'Zetsurin' or ‘Enshi’ syn ‘ Enishi’ or ‘Adesugata’
2’ x 3’, vigorous, dense. Flowers bicolor: white with vivid purplish-red margins; occasional reddish selfs. Single, with wide, overlapping lobes with wavy edges, 3-3 ½” wide, 2 per bud. Blooms late midseason; late May in Oak Hill, VA. Leaves are, glossy green, elliptical, large. Hardy to -5° F. Translation: Eternal Moon.